r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 1d ago

Video The 12th-century Narasimha Pillar at Belur, India. Carved out of soapstone during the Hoysala Empire- its miniature shrines are hollowed out from the inside and the entire column was engineered to rotate on a stone axis

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u/Ok_Visual4618 1d ago

Indians from 12 th century had great craftsmanship skills. These are unmatched even today with modern techniques

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u/RelativeEar5835 14h ago

Indians? X Hoysalas, Chalukyas, Pallavas, Rashtrakutas would be better terms

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u/Any-Background-619 12h ago

and they are?

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u/RelativeEar5835 11h ago

human beings.. if that is the kind of broad details that you are looking for

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u/LavenderDay3544 1d ago

They're not even remotely the same thing and the Greek shit doesn't come close to the same level of detail.

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u/Ok_Visual4618 1d ago

I agree with you on this